Cyprus Mail 18 May 2021
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| Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou holds a press conference regarding the National Vaccination Plan against Covid-19. |
Day by day, more and more people are trusting the vaccine against the coronavirus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday, while announcing the completion of the first round of vaccination appointments.
The goal of vaccinating 65 per cent of the population with at least the first dose of a vaccine by the end of June is achievable, the minister said.
Up until Monday, 45.2 per cent of the population was vaccinated with the first dose (334,258 people) and 15.5 per cent have been fully vaccinated (114,476 people).
“The wall of immunity is being built at a fast pace, so that as soon as possible we shield our health and return to a functional daily life,” he added.
Ioannou said that in the coming days, the portal will open again starting with the age groups who have had only one opportunity to schedule an appointment and for whatever reason did not manage to do so.
Cyprus, he said, is among the few countries internationally that gave people the option to choose the date, time and vaccination centre.
Increased testing and the measures taken resulted in being able to deal with the pandemic with the fewest days in the EU under a strict, full lockdown.
“We limited our losses and kept Cyprus among the EU countries with the fewest number of deaths,” Ioannou said. He added that Cyprus has the second lowest mortality rate among EU countries.
